"Autuala (Blessed Land)" is a word by which the Finnish painter Akseli Gallen-Kallela described esoteric studies in her letters. It is a symbolic ideal world and a paradise that opens its gates to those who persevere enough in their hidden wisdom.
At the end of March, the Estonian Association of Textile Artists traditionally awarded annual prizes, and until the end of June, the exhibition of the Textile Artist of the Year 2020 nominees is open at ARS Kunstilinn.
"Fading Feelings: Weaving as a Return to Material" is the workspace for the beginnings of weaving. How is the yarn from which the fabric begins? What is the least needed to weave a fabric? I want to know, to feel it. I want to stand at the moment of the…
Zsolt József Simon's sculptures are made using plaster molds. The artist creates and uses them in an unconventional way, turning what is otherwise considered a mistake, an effect and an opportunity in the creation of ceramic objects. ARS presents works from the series created by Zsolt as part of a…
“Meanwhile” is an online art exhibition presented by the 3rd year students of the Estonian Academy of Arts Textile Design and Accessory Design departments. Material-sensitive artists focus on personal and universal observations on the topic of recycling and waste management. The effects of the pandemic and isolation can be clearly…
"Landscape with an Uncertain Horizon or Machine Room for One" is Erik Alalooga's noise spa: five mechanical sound objects are connected to each other in an infinite circle, where the next object is constantly turned on or off. The odd number guarantees uninterrupted circular operation of the circuits.
Zsolt József Simon's sculptures are made using plaster molds. The artist creates and uses them in an unconventional way, turning what is otherwise considered a mistake, an effect and an opportunity in the creation of ceramic objects. ARS presents works from the series created by Zsolt as part of a…
The exhibition is about the possibility of equal relationships between human- and nonhuman animals. Fideelia was a foster home for a cat whose name is Kant Nurrkärakas in the summer of 2020 at ARS Art Factory. Kant loved to explore the house but the artist could not leave him on…
Rhythm is the repetition of phenomena observed in nature, movement. Spring, summer, autumn, winter still repeat in their own rhythm. We can capture rhythm in different activities: the arrival and disappearance of a wave in the flow of water, the passage of time day after day, the rise and set…